Super Bowl will have one less baby in attendance:
Man, if this were the way to keep him from coming to their events, they should have done this long time ago.
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Brady is going to coach the Bills!
Joe, that is.
Tom would have been interesting considering how often he won in Buffalo.
Tide turning on going for it?
Seems to me the Bellman Equation doesn’t have a term for “backlash for missing it,” and P(job loss), and whether “losing close vs losing big” makes sense, and things that a Coach thinks about.
Also, might be something to do when trying to get more wins in a season (long-term). The extra terms above might not matter. In the playoffs, where it is “win or go home,” they seem to matter more.
Same as bringing in the starter in relief, or pinch-hitting for lefty-righty advantage, or bunting late-and-close: the situation matters, to some coaches.
Flaws in article, but pretty thorough.
I thought you might have grabbed that from the Onion but I’m seeing that on a couple sites.
NFL players and yakking heads are stunned that a verified cheater doesn’t get voted in:
I’d imagine being a big jerk also affects the vote.
Added context to your post.
Maybe he should be considered for the Ralph Hay Pioneer Award, for innovative techniques… in cheating.
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Regarding probabilities of down and distance, personnel should also be taken into account. A good line, a mobile QB, a strong RB and/or great receivers make a difference. Payton siding with his analytical staff if Nix was QB maybe makes sense. Up 7-0 w backup QB, not as much. Also, bad weather report would seem to put high value on points before expected weather change. The weather wasn’t an unknown. It never ceases to amaze me how many people misuse analytics by taking a static average figure and believing it definitely applies to their specific circumstances.
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with Nix more likely to convert. but with back up more likely to feel “ we have to maximize points whe the opportunity arises. We need the 14, 10 won’t be enough “
And disregarding the consequences for the specific circumstance.
Interesting take on ESPN this morning…if these voters are going to be consistent then they should 1) leave him off every ballot and not just to keep him from being a “first-ballot HOFer”, and 2) they should also leave Tom Brady off their ballots.
I wonder if the thought that he might come back influenced people. - I remember an issue, I think with Joe Gibbs
Maybe he’ll start a NASCAR team!
It’s like almost all of the sports awards - the criteria are fuzzy and subjective and differ from voter to voter. I wouldn’t have done it, but I see nothing inconsistent with not wanting him to be a first balloter for whatever their reason is, but knowing he should (and eventually will) be in the hall.
How ironic, the cheater is cheated out of a first ballot HOF.
I’m not a Patriots fan at all but he was the best coach of a generation. 3-time Coach of the year, won more super bowls than anyone and was named #1 in the NFL’s all-decade team for 2 different decades. But maybe I just don’t view Spygate as that big of a deal
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Damn I was hoping Eli would beat Belichick again but nope.
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